. They've learned quite a few romance lessons along the way and they've agreed to share their favorite tips for singles during the holidays. Read their helpful—and hilarious pointers, after the jump.

Here's what Howard had to say:

Embrace the "We need to kiss; we're standing under the mistletoe" thing. Sure, it's hokey and somewhat lame. But do you really think the cute UPS guy is going to mind being kissed by you? You're hot, stop worrying about it. And trust me, he gets no love on 99% of his deliveries. Do whatever it takes to get the man of your dreams under that mistletoe. Even if you have to carry it around and hold it over his head. Even tackling and dragging him under it is fine too. And the tackling part brings us to number two.

Brush up on your college football knowledge. We are currently in what most men (and few women--which is good for you!) know as "The Bowl Season." That period in late December and January when every college football team of note is playing in a year-ending bowl game. Scan the sports page in the morning for a fact or two about the teams playing that night. Then later at your local sports bar, first identify his team, then drop the little fact about that you learned that morning, like you know what you're talking about, and you're suddenly connecting in a way a typical stupid man can understand.

Don't scoff at the parental fix up. Say you're home for the holidays and Mom suggests for the umpteenth time that you call Weird Georgie down the block who has had a crush on you forever. She says he's "matured quite nicely," and all you can think of is the time he presented you with a rubber band ball and thought he was being romantic. And yes, it's troubling that he still lives with his parents. But guys like Weird Georgie created Google and they now run the world. Seriously, he's worth another look.

Stop making yourself crazy about being single around the holidays. Yes, it sucks not to have that special someone to kiss at midnight on New Year's Eve, but most people are having a sucky New Year's Eve even when they're with someone they're into. But more importantly, you might find the person you're meant to be with on January second. Or February fifteenth. Love doesn't know dates from holidays. Love is bigger than that. And it'll find you when it's right.

And here's Jenny's take:

Looking forwards and backwards for love. The end of a year (and decade!) is always a great time to look into the future, but it's not a bad time to look backwards into the past. Who's-that-guy from your past that may be "the one that got away." The shy cute guy you wish you had the nerve to talk to from your last job. The friendly barista that always gave you extra foam on your latte. Or maybe the guy who "needed to grow up" has had the time to do so. As everyone feels nostalgia at the end of a year it may be a time to try to find that missed connection via a blast-from-the-past email or visiting your old neighborhood. What you felt before was chemistry and maybe the timing was bad back then (because maybe he had a girlfriend that was so not right for him), and you never know what he's up to now.

Get off the internet and get out into the world. Sure there are plenty of online dating/Facebook success stories (we all have that friend of a friend who met their soul mate online)…but before the internet, there was a whole different wide world out there where people hooked up the old fashioned way—face-to-actual-face. So leave your phone at home, stop playing with your new iPhone app, and go make yourself available offline and outside. Go visit that cute coffee shop you've been meaning to try. Go browse books at your favorite bookstore. Go to the park. Never underestimate the power of an actual smile and a friendly hello.

Stop blaming all the stupid men out there for your single status. Sure it's mostly their fault, but a new year is definitely a great time to reflect on who you are and who you want to be. No one is perfect and we chicks are all a little crazy (especially because men are so stupid), but being self aware is really important when it comes to being in a healthy mental space to find love during the holidays. Think constructive criticism, so cut yourself some slack and don't get too critical, but we all have a few bad relationship habits that we could break if we tried. The better you feel about yourself the more confident you will be and there is nothing more sexy and appealing to men than a confident woman who is self assured and feeling good about herself. Be good to yourself first, and then you'll be more apt to find the guy that deserves to be with someone as awesomely great as yourself!

Just because you were tipsy doesn't mean you didn't know what you were doing. Okay, we've all done it. Sure, there is guilt and regret and shame involved in that drunken (but fun) hook-up at the office holiday party or your friend's eggnog bash. And sure you've never thought of Glenn from accounting that way at all. But hey, for all you know Glenn could have been doodling your name for the last year on his spreadsheets. So as long as your office party hook-up isn't married (or engaged or has a serious girlfriend, those you should leave behind because the holidays have enough drama with dealing with family so don't add to the stress) then don't be so quick to put him on your eye-will-never-look-him-in-the-eye-again list. Trust me, he's probably as embarrassed as you. But trust there was a reason that you dirty danced to Prince or made out in the copy room. Sure, maybe Glenn won't end up as the love of your life, but perhaps you'll end up great pals. And remember there's always the chance that Glenn's older brother just happened to go to high school with John Mayer….

Thanks Howard and Jenny!

Tell me, have you hooked up while home for the holidays? Or at the office party? Do you impress guys with your sports savvy? Is there a special someone you plan on smooching under the mistletoe or on New Year's?